Legacy of the War of 1812

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Legacy of the War of 1812
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Review Question

• What were the three reasons that President James
  Madison gave to Congress when requesting a
  declaration of war?

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Goals of the War Hawks

• Defend their honor and dignity
• Stop the practice of impressment
• Protection from the natives in the West
• Gain new territory Canada
• Expansion!!!

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Reality Check

• War lasts 2.5 years
• Ends with the Treaty of Ghent (Dec. 24, 1814)
• Battle of New Orleans happens after the treaty is
  signed
• Armistice Status Quo
• So what did the US win???

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Nationalism

• US emerges stronger
• 1st declared war for our young nation
• Heightened sense of patriotism
• Frances Scott Key Star Spangled Banner
• Inspired by the big flag over Fort McHenry
• Starts out as a poem later music is added
• Eventually becomes the national anthem (1931)
• http//amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/the-lyr
  ics.aspx

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National Heroes

• Gen. Andrew Jackson
• His victory at the Battle of New Orleans makes
  him a hero
• This momentum will lead him to the White House in
  1828
• The common mans president
• Jackson Video

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National Heroes

• Pres. James Madison First Lady Dolley Madison
• 1st commander-in-chief to go to war win
• More than just an intellectual
• Dolley Madison saves the famous portrait of
  George Washington
• Adds to her popularity

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Realignment of the Political Parties

• Review question What were the first two
  political parties in the US and who founded them?
• Federalist Party
• Had opposed the War (New England states)
• Hartford Convention Talked about leaving the
  Union
• After the War, the Federalists crumble
• Eventually, replaced by the Whig Party (formed to
  oppose Jackson)
• Democratic-Republicans
• Strongly support the War Madison (Western
  Southern states)
• Remain the only party for a while
• Factions within the party lead to it crumbling
• Eventually, replaced by the Democrats (Jackson)

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Expansion into the West

• Removing the British from the Western territories
  cleared the way for more settlers to move out
  west
• Indian conflict removal
• Sectionalism emerges North vs. South
• Main issue Slavery
• Can we maintain a balance between free states
  and slave states